Analysis
Gloves off, as Polish ruling party fights for power
Poland's ruling party has swerved even further right as elections approach, auguring badly for EU relations.
Editorial
Here's the headline of every op-ed imploring something to stop
This is the abstract telling you something about why it's terrible and should stop, but not enough to stop you from reading the op-ed.
Opinion
Europe's energy strategy: A tale of competing priorities
Enhancing energy security empowers nations to heavily invest in renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power. But with a stable supply of LNG, Europe can also speed up its shift away from fossil fuels.
Latest News
- Europe's energy strategy: A tale of competing priorities
- Why Greek state workers are protesting new labour law
- Gloves off, as Polish ruling party fights for power
- Here's the headline of every op-ed imploring something to stop
- Report: Tax richest 0.5%, raise €213bn for EU coffers
- EU aid for Africa risks violating spending rules, Oxfam says
- Activists push €40bn fossil subsidies into Dutch-election spotlight
- Europe must Trump-proof its Ukraine arms supplies
Why Greek state workers are protesting new labour law
Thousands of Greek state workers are protesting against changes to the labour law proposed by the conservative Mitsotakis government. These include a six-day week, working hours of up to 13 hours and 'on-call' contracts.
Russia to blame for Azerbaijan attack, EU says
Russia is to blame for Azerbaijan's blitzkrieg against Armenians, a senior EU official has said. And Moscow is hoping to topple Armenia's Western-leaning leader.
Activists push €40bn fossil subsidies into Dutch-election spotlight
Following years of pressure and activism, the Dutch government published a report estimating that fossil fuel subsidies in the country amount to an annual sum ranging from €39.7bn to €46.4bn.
Report: Tax richest 0.5%, raise €213bn for EU coffers
A small tax on the richest 0.5 percent would increase EU tax revenues by €213.2 billion, says a new report by the Greens.
EU aid for Africa risks violating spending rules, Oxfam says
EU money spent on migration in Tunisia, Libya, and Niger is likely breaching its own and international aid rules, according to a new report by Oxfam.
Opinion
Antifascism and fascism are opposites, whatever elites say
The false narrative that little difference exists between the radical left and the far right provides a distraction for mainstream failure to address popular concerns, especially on the economy.
MEPs back Germany's Buch to lead ECB supervisory arm
MEPs have ultimately backed ECB candidate Claudia Buch to head the institution's supervisory arm, rather than the initial favourite, Spain's Margarita Delgado
Fresh dispute may delay EU-wide migration reforms
Negotiations on EU-wide asylum and migration reforms hit a snag, following a long simmering dispute between the European Parliament and the council, representing member states.
MEPs call for extra €10bn to boost EU's long-term budget
MEPs are seeking an extra €10bn between 2024-2027, compared to the proposal of the European Commission. EU countries are expected to oppose the top-up request.
No changes to Turkey deal on Nato, Sweden says
Sweden is not going to change its deal with Turkey on Nato ratification, which Finland and Nato still expect in October, despite Turkey's new rhetoric.
Socialist MEP defends own side jobs after voting to ban others
Socialists in the EU Parliament have pushed for a ban on lobbying by MEPs, but their own vice-chair says his consultancy side jobs are just fine.
Raw emotion over Spain's sexual consent law at EU meeting
Spain's sexual consent law sparked raw emotions in the European Parliament on Tuesday, with mike-cuts, screams, and cries of "shame!".
EU rejects fast-tracking Spain's Catalan language bid
Spain's request to make Catalan, Galician, and Basque official EU languages has been put on hold by EU affairs ministers, making it harder for PM Sánchez to stay in power.
Column
Who's afraid of the Global South?
The once well-organized unipolar world, led by the US with EU support, has evolved as times change. But there is no need to be grumpy or afraid of the Global South and the multipolar world.
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Tensions flare on EU states' bans of grain from Ukraine
Ukraine has filed a WTO complaint against Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, accusing them of violating trade obligations due to grain import bans.
Fresh stink around former EU chief in tobacco affair
Knives are back out for Barroso, the former EU Commission chief, after a Belgian court found his top sleuth guilty of gross misconduct in the biggest EU scandal before Qatargate.
EU 'exploring' anti-migrant naval blockade
The European Commission won't rule out discussing a naval blockade to stop migrants and refugees from fleeing North African countries like Tunisia.
Opinion
The gaping green-hydrogen gap in EU policy
The challenge of decarbonising shipping and aviation has come out of the shadows and into the spotlight this year — but current EU legislation doesn't get either sector to where it needs to go.
EU auditors: Offshore wind farms pose 'green dilemma'
The development of offshore renewable energy in Europe may fall short of renewable objectives, the European Court of Auditors warns in a report published on Monday.
Spain calls for new EU spending rules on fiscal 'pilgrimage'
At a two-day "pilgrimage" of finance ministers to Santiago de Compostela, Spanish economy minister Nadia Calviño called for agreement on new spending rules by the end of the year.
Agenda
Spain's EU-language bid and UN summit This WEEK
While the heads of EU institutions are in New York for the UN high level meeting, Spain's EU presidency will try to convince ministers to make Catalan, Basque, and Galician official EU languages.
Opinion
MEPs look to Spain for EU breakthrough on seasonal workers
As summer ends, thousands of people doing back-breaking work on Europe's farms remain in limbo due to endless EU talks on seasonal workers' rights.
EU watchdog launches rights probe into Tunisia agreement
Questions are mounting on how the EU intends to safeguard rights in a migrant busting agreement signed over the summer with Tunisia's autocrat government.
TikTok fined €345m for breaching children's privacy in EU
EU data watchdogs slapped a €345m fine on the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok over its mishandling of children's personal data in the EU.
MEPs reject deep-sea mining in raw materials vote
EU plans to secure its own supply of raw materials, but MEPs overwhelmingly rejected calls from companies to allow deep-sea mining.
Hungary follows Turkey with new row on Sweden's Nato entry
Hungary is now threatening to halt Nato's war-time expansion over a 10-minute Swedish video-clip it doesn't like.
Most EU states didn't resettle a single refugee in 2023
Most states have yet to resettle a single refugee this year, closing off the few safe and legal ways to seek asylum in the EU.
Prostitution is not work, it is 'violence', MEPs agree
The European Parliament adopted a report calling on the European Commission to draw up common guidelines to guarantee minimum rights for people in prostitution. MEPs also urged member states, which have the power to regulate prostitution, to review existing laws.
Opinion
Why new EIB chief must prioritise people's basic needs
Whoever takes up presidency of the European Investment Bank will have a huge responsibility to execute meaningful reform and make sure the bank delivers for its ultimate owners, the people and households of the EU.
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